This is my cousin, Kema, in Batanes, Philippines. Enter here to browse through poetry - two chapbooks, a spoken word album, and anthologies.
The hip-hop group, NYFP (New York's Finest Pinoys), pose on Madison Avenue after a performance in 2007. Listen to a radio report on WNYC.
The train depot in Junta, Colorado in between thunderstorms. See more photographs from travels and reporting here.
Bouncing Back: The Rise of Handball in Queens, ColumbiaRadio, October 2006 - Last year, Newton High School in Queens was the site
of a brutal gang beating. Now, teenagers are flocking to nearby Broadway Park and spending afternoons playing handball. Can the decades-old sport compete? Dorian Merina reports...
Filipino Hip Hop, Soundcheck, WNYC, Air: July 27, 2007 - In Queens, home to two-thirds of New York's Filipinos, a group called New York's Finest Pinoyz, or NYFP, is at the forefront of hip hop’s newest frontier. Dorian Merina has the story. ...
Interview with Musician Susie Ibarra, KPFK, Air: November, 2006 - Susie Ibarra has emerged in the last few years as one of the most exciting and innovative new percussionists, recently nominated best jazz drummer by the Villlage Voice and Downbeat Magazine. In her new album, Dialects, Ibarra fuses the kulintang with voice samples and percussion to create a rich and dynamic sound.
Interview with novelist V.V. Ganeshanathan, WBAI, Air: April, 14 2008 - Susie Ibarra has emerged in the last few years as one of the most exciting and innovative new percussionists, recently nominated best jazz drummer by the Villlage Voice and Downbeat Magazine. In her new album, Dialects, Ibarra fuses the kulintang with voice samples and percussion to create a rich and dynamic sound.
Bouncing Back: The Rise of Handball in Queens, ColumbiaRadio, October 2006 - Last year, Newton High School in Queens was the site
of a brutal gang beating. Now, teenagers are flocking to nearby Broadway Park and spending afternoons playing handball. Can the decades-old sport compete? Dorian Merina reports...